Receptacle-labeling apparatus.



c. E. JENKINS. BEOEPTAOLE LABELING APPABATU8. APPLICATION FILED APB. 7,1910.

Patenteii Jan. 31, 1911.

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BECEP'EACLE-LABELING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

P2ttented Jan. 31, 1911.

Application filed ilprii 1910. Serial no. 553,982.

, automatic devices for securing labels upon the ends of receptacles while the letter are advanced successively, usually as one step in. fhoope'ration of apparatus automatically forming, filling, closi and labeling cylindrical receptacles without handling them during the operation. The devices may, however, be used ind-op o y or the other parts of such uppers-cos, or may be dupliouted in such apparatus for the purpose of applying labels to both ends er sues oi the intion chosen idysnced LOpllQ-Ll each glued face,

wheel, dr by adhesion, and t more rollers which press firmly and sn'ioothly upon tnc receptc in this instance, the receptacle. are identical in size, and c idrical in t rn, end each label-re iviug l is provides. with of rela tivcly smell control filling openin wliich is not covered by th hi In the ziccon'ipzi' mg rowing is a, plan view of ti pi ncipsl l apparatus. Fig. 2 QlBeiLIO'D of the some devices with rtsin carrier convcyer bolt rddcd. 2 an it l6, section or orient the lcbcbr ing; devices seen in the other figures.

in these views, A. represents at portion oi a receptaclecarrying belt vithout novelty, and B, B a series of rcceptccics advanced by the belt, the of ccch receptacle I 3 pen the belt.

t he belt is o Alongside and above the p an adhesive receptacle G from which the edhesive is tinnst'erred to 1L horizontal rotary disk D extending on one side over the receptacle C and on the othar side ovcrthc belt A, by it roller 13, From the letter side,

glue is transferred to the top of each passing -receptscle B by a horizontal roller E the diameter of which is equal to the distancebetwcen the disk and the plane of the tops oi the receptacles B. The rollers and disk may be rotated solely by contact of the roller E with the passing receptacles, or through force applied to the shaft F of the roller E. After receiving glue, the recepteclcs puss below a vertical wheel G, in the plane of the belt, provided with a series of radially arranged peripheral label-carrying pockets G, each consisting of a cup containing superposed annular labels H which are pressed down against 'very thin hooked retainers I by follower J and a spring K coiled about a receptaclocentering rod L which has it tapered point adapted to enter the u; crturc in the receptacle top. The parts are so tli'ttl'lgfitl that is the receptacles udvs ice with the belt, each strikes an oblique arm lrl pro ccting from the side of the corresponding cup and thus rotates the wheel. iVhen the receptacle is immediately below the wheels axis, the lowermost label in the corresponding cup is pressed lightly against the sticky surface oi the top, while sccurutely centered by the rod L, and as the belt moves on this label is drawn from the retainers. The spacing is such that when the axial line of each receptacle passes through the center of the wheel a cup registors with the receptacle. .As the bolt further advances the receptacle with its label, the letter is rolled down by preferably yielding rollers N which are rotatedby the receptacles themselves or by pulleys O and belts P, if desired, the apparatus is extremely simple and may be operated with perfect success at o hi b speed until practically the entire labels is exhausted from the numcrous cups Since changes in construction may be made without passing the proper limits of the invention, it is desired to limit the broader claims only as the state of the art may require.

V1 but I claim is: i

1. The combination with means for advancing a series of SpdCQd receptacles, of automatic means for applying glue to the tops of the advancing receptacles, means for marginally holding at mass of superposed- I tacle, and a roller in position to press firmly over both said receptacle and belt, means for inposition to apply adhesive to each recep- 'inomentarily against one of the advancing transferring glue'from the receptacle to the lower face of the disk, and a roller arranged to transfer glue from the disk to the top of each receptacle carried by the belt.

\ 3. The'combination with an endless belt arranged to cont-inuouslyadvance a series of receptacles, of an adhesive applying device tacle passing upon the carrier, a rotary label applying device in position to apply a label to each advancing adhesive-bearing recepupon the advancing receptacles the labels so applied.

4:- The combination with a horizontally traveling carrier adapted to advance a series of spaced receptacles, of a wheel revolubly mounted above and in the vertical plane of the belt a series of radial open cups fixed to the periphery of the wheel and provided with hooked retainers to hold superposed labels in the cups, respectively, springs for pressing the labels outward against the retainers, and pointed receptacle centering.

mounted to rotate together above and in the vertical plane of said carrier, and arms prerjecting from said devices, respectively, in position to be struck respectively by the advancing receptacles, whereby said devices are rotated step by step by the carrier acting through the spaced receptacles.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES FRANCIS JENKINS. lVitnesses JAMES L. CRAWFORD, R. CRAIG, GREENE. 

